The Illustration Departmentさんのイラストまとめ

Today, selling 100,000 copies of a children’s book is rare.

This artist did it… with her first book… while battling misogyny… 140 years ago.

Here is our #arthistory post on Kate Greenaway. https://t.co/tuJXrp1C9w #WomensHistoryMonth

Illustrators who take workshops or mentorships with us are invited to showcase their work on our site (for however long they like).

The newest addition is from Paran Kim (@paran_ink)!

To check out our Illustrator Showcase, visit: https://t.co/NEXQf7Lhhi

❝It's just so important that time that parents spend with their children just reading a book. Magic.❞

Here is our #arthistory post on Helen Oxenbury. #WomensHistoryMonth https://t.co/QsiNwUpKBj

❝I’m sorry to say so
but, sadly, it's true
that Bang-ups
and Hang-ups
can happen to you.❞

—Theodor Seuss “Ted” Geisel, born on this day, March 2, in 1904

Over a fifty-year career, Elton Clay Fax was a dedicated teacher; he wrote and illustrated books (including “Dr. George Washington Carver, Scientist”—seen here); and he was a U.S. ambassador.

Here is our #arthistory post on Fax. #BlackHistoryMonth

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Retta Scott was born on this day, February 23, in 1916.

A trailblazer in animation at Disney, she was the first woman to receive on-screen credit as an animator.⁣

❝There is something special about knowing that your stories can alter the way people see the world, and their place within it.❞

Here is our #arthistory post on Jerry Pinkney. #BlackHistoryMonth https://t.co/8QKkUA08xx

From 1944 to 1959, this artist was one of the best in comics.

He earned that reputation while carrying the dual weights of being Black and Queer during a violent time for both groups.

This is our #arthistory post on Matt Baker. #BlackHistoryMonth https://t.co/2dGo8VYc5S

Called “the greatest one of his kind”, this artist’s work—produced almost 200 years ago—influenced the look of the “Lord of the Rings”, “Harry Potter”, “Star Wars” and “Shrek” franchises.

Here is our #arthistory post on Paul Gustave Louis Christophe Doré. https://t.co/soKxuvlHC1

Sir William Newzam Prior Nicholson was born on this day, February 5, in 1872.

Four year after his wife, Mabel, died from the 1918 Pandemic, he illustrated “The Velveteen Rabbit”.